A continuum model for decoherence in 1D transport

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2005
Şenozan, Selma
In this thesis we study the conductance of a one dimensional conductor in the presence of dephasing. Dephasing effects are modelled after generalizing Büttiker̕s dephasing model (Phys. Rev. B 33, 3020 (1986)) to a continuous one. Infinitely many electron reservoirs are coupled to the conductor as phase breakers and the method for calculating the conductance is presented. We investigate how this continuum decoherence effect the conductance of a wire, with single and double rectangular barriers.

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S. Şenozan, “A continuum model for decoherence in 1D transport,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2005.